Damn. That was crazy!

So yeah, I left Philly. I planned on coming home for Christmas and I decided that I was going to stay here, in CO, a few weeks ago.

Here's what transpired...

I quit my job because I hated the commute (MEPHISTO >>>>> SEPTA), it was a "dead-ender", I had no interest in what I was doing, the pay was sub-par and, I absolutely despised my coworkers. Plus, CARS >>>>> BIKES!

I wanted to quit this past summer but I couldn't because I was still caught in a year lease and um.....this economy? Yeah, be grateful for what job you have. One in four Philadelphians are below the poverty level, 11% of folks are unemployed and I needed out, so that I could start working toward finding my career. I had to grow the fuck up!

I was afforded the opportunity to quit because I had since signed to a month-to-month lease, up North. So I chilled as best as I could and on a shoe string budget in NP, before my journey home.

But ay, I found myself hopping out of the frying pan and into the fire. I caught wind that some people were looking for me in the Nasty North Filly area. People that wanted a second "shot" at me; people that kind of knew where I lived.

Having tussled with these particular natives before, I knew that ill shit would pop off. I was told so, by my "Inside Man" (Don't ask)! I was scared on top of already sweating John Law and my neighborhood thugs and junkies. Again, moving to NP? Huge mistake! And now, NINJAS WITH GATS? Fuck, I had to leave. Granted, I bought it all on myself but hey, LESSON LEARNED.

And...I was broke. No income = Ramen Noodle Phun Time! The deck was stacked against me. The last couple of weeks in Philly were scary and I had no phone or money! I couldn't call the 5-0, if I needed to and I could not go out and have fun. I played it cool and did not leave my spot, after the sun vanished...

Long story short, I am back in CO. I miss my 215 friends but I am glad to be home and alive. I will be working for my pops as his assistant, I have wheels again, I can once again eat REAL MEXICAN FOOD, I can be around my family and I am able to stare at the beautiful Rockies each morning. All shit that I took for granted before.

VINI VIDI VICI.

So for now, I will be getting my comics once a month....and living in my ma's basement! Hooray. Cliche I know, but it's like moving from the ECONOLODGE into the Ritz Carlton. I have a real bed again and I don't have to live with crusty roommates.

So yeah, JR is coming back on a tiger!

Holler.

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don't be fkn evil.

Not sure who took home the crown last week. Lots of strong material but nothing that really blew me away. Heeeeeere we go � The Ruler


Incredible Herc #139 - As dope as it is to see modern Marvel heroes go up against their ancient mythical counterparts, I felt like the characters were a little too aware of the meta implications of what should have just been an awesome fight scene. Under no circumstances should Wolverine ever use the word "archetype". Other than that though, another solid issue. B+

Irredeemable #9 - Things continue to go from bad, to worse, to completely fucked. WHY AREN'T YOU CHEERING? A-

Detective Comics #860 - Not to sound like a broken record but Weezy Threezy continues to murder this book, and Rucka's presence on the book continues to grow stronger. With any other artist this still would have made for a decent origin story I suppose, but the way the art evolves with the character is just plain genius. A

Crossed #8 - Not as good as the last issue but overall I feel like this book is still much better than it has any right to be. I could have sworn this was just going to be The Walking Dead + Dick Jokes, but now I'm actually invested. B

Criminal - The Sinners #3 - This felt like the strongest issue yet in this volume, and I feel like it's only going to get better from here. I think it was Shock who said Tracy is the best character to come out of this series, and I agree. A-

Secret Warriors #11 - Just because the book is called 'Secret' Warriors, it doesn't excuse the fact that a year into the series we don't even know who the main characters are supposed to be. mmm.... DRRRRROOOOP! D-

Ex Machina #47 - I'm at least a week late on this one, but let me just say it was head squishingly good. A

Uncanny X-Men #519 - I never thought I'd see the day where Scott Summers was enough to carry an X-Book for me. Though overall the last couple of issues have just been OK. C+

Amazing Spider-Man #616 - The art on this arc has been amazing. And of course Van Lente didn't disappoint either, though the Sandman multiple personality reveal felt a bit hasty. All in all a nice quick yarn and a damn good revamp of a classic, and somewhat corny Spidey villain. A

Fantastic Four #574 - Hickman wouldn't be the first writer to burn out after a few solid issues of FF, but I'm holding out hope that this isn't the case. Still though - the party was corny, the Future Franklin felt a little 'been there, done that' although it did set up some interesting sounding things for forthcoming issues. Franklin getting his powers back could be interesting if its handled well. And yeah, the art was pretty weak. It felt like a low-rent Hitch impression, and worse yet all the children were drawn to look like creepy, tiny adults. When half the book is a little kid's birthday party, that's a problem. C+

Captain America Who Will Wield the Shield - Furthermore, who will give a shit? A: Not me. C-

Blackest Night #6 - NOPE! Waiting for that shit to actually come out first. You godless heathens.

And yeah, the art was
>pretty weak. It felt like a low-rent Hitch impression, and
>worse yet all the children were drawn to look like creepy,
>tiny adults. When half the book is a little kid's birthday
>party, that's a problem. C+
>

The thing about the art that stood out to me, minus everyone looking like the mole man, were the parts where it was blatantly unfinished. Someone forgot to break out their eraser in the panels when Franklin first enters the party area and where Valeria appears in front of Future Franklin.

Fun is the new gritty

>Irredeemable #9 - Things continue to go from bad, to worse, to
>completely fucked. WHY AREN'T YOU CHEERING? A-

i give this an A++. Three plausible, major new villains established in a series to the proto-ganist (c) that star wars review is ALSO a bad guy?? ONLY JAILBAIT CAN SAVE US.

>Detective Comics #860 - Not to sound like a broken record but
>Weezy Threezy continues to murder this book, and Rucka's
>presence on the book continues to grow stronger. With any
>other artist this still would have made for a decent origin
>story I suppose, but the way the art evolves with the
>character is just plain genius. A

Down by law. Yeah, there's not much more to say. Wait, yes there is. I actually care about Alice now and want to see where Ruck Raida is taking it. A+

>Criminal - The Sinners #3 - This felt like the strongest issue
>yet in this volume, and I feel like it's only going to get
>better from here. I think it was Shock who said Tracy is the
>best character to come out of this series, and I agree. A-

Here's where you yell: BRUDAWG is boring me with this one. I give it a B...with this disclaimer that I think this will read a whole lot better as a trade/whole story. I may drop it with the idea of following it as a trade later on.

>Fantastic Four #574 -

You spent a lot of time saying "it sucked." I agree. D+

>Captain America Who Will Wield the Shield - Furthermore, who
>will give a shit? A: Not me. C-

Cmon, this was BRUDAWG getting Cap back on track after the atrocity of Cap Reborn. Bucky and Steve care for each other!! Steve getting set up to be the post-Siege director of SHIELD!! This was an A.

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>Cmon, this was BRUDAWG getting Cap back on track after the
>atrocity of Cap Reborn. Bucky and Steve care for each other!!
> Steve getting set up to be the post-Siege director of
>SHIELD!! This was an A.

REBORN was an atrocity before the introduction of, The MODOK Squad and before, DICK DASTARDLY DOOM took SKULL, off of the table. I think that, DOOM and ZOLA are running game on the, SKULL. And are you really hating on the AIM TRANSPORT SHIP blowing the shit out of the AVENGERS JET, over muffucking Washington DC? Priorities, SHELLS!

^^^Commas, PEACH.

GOMD

it's boring.

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"You (Fisher) could get fired, Les Snead could get fired, Kevin Demoff could get fired, but I will always be Eric Dickerson.” (c) The God

Yo, I refuse to fuck with anything Bendis now. On the topic of decompression...

GOMD

Sounds like, Hickman is fucking up...

And if BN #6, is as whack as "they" claim, I ain't suprised! Johns, loses momentum toward the end of his event stories. I will remain BLUE LANTERN, for the conclusion and fallout regardless...

GOMD

All just a few issues, free of universal continuity and crackpot retcons that don't *really* make any sense.

Nightly News - crack, even if you have trouble cracking into it right away. The news is out to get us, and The Voice shows us the way out.

Pax Romana - the Gene Pope gets a history lesson: Time travel, badassery, and changing the world for the better. We think.

Transhuman - the funniest of the three, mostly a series of interviews documenting the evolution of the fiercely competitive bionics industry.

REd Mass for Mars - kind of like Irredeemable if the Plutonian had turned his back on humanity instead of turning his wrath on it. But then what does he do when an alien invasion that'll clobber Earth is on the horizon? We still don't know, b/c Hickman's too busy writing Marvel crap to finish this one up.

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The only thing he has botched so far was the NU-EARTH FF issue.

GOMD

As for his current Marvel work, I haven't written dude off just yet.

I was down on Secret Warriors from jump - but look at what the guy is doing: trying to make the whole SHIELD thing fresh.

Okay, tall order, and really all he had to work with is a few throwaway characters from Secret Invasion and Nick Fury. And Fury shines... but the rest of it? Apparently, not so much.

Fantastic Four started off great, but since that first arc? Meh. but I think he's a great 'big ideas' guy - and the two/three 'meh issues were small ideas that he *needs* to write because a) that's what people seem to want, and b) his stated purpose is to emphasize the 'family' aspect of the Fantastic Four. So there's bound to be some cheese in there.


I think my personal plan, after this last issue, is to hold off unless one of you guys gives it a huge and reliable thumbs up. Maybe take it on an arc-by-arc basis. We'll see, but I'm more cautious about his Marvel stuff than I was last year.


Also of note: all the Image stuff (as well as his Top cow pilo season one-shot, The Core), Hickman was working in a world/universe of his own creation. Could well be that the universal continuity aspect just doesn't work for his style...

I mean, I'm pulling for the guy, but after dropping all the Jason Aaron books rather quickly, I'm hedging my bets on guys who do their own stuff great but then sign a Marvel exclusive right out of the gate w/o doing any piece work for the majors.

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Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

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>Okay, tall order, and really all he had to work with is a few
>throwaway characters from Secret Invasion and Nick Fury. And
>Fury shines... but the rest of it? Apparently, not so much.

Yep. And I gotta say, the book always maintains a cool vibe to it that makes me *want* to read. But the story just doesn't seem to have any center to it, and only 1 out of the dozens of characters featured in it genuinely interest me.


>Fantastic Four started off great, but since that first arc?
>Meh. but I think he's a great 'big ideas' guy - and the
>two/three 'meh issues were small ideas that he *needs* to
>write because a) that's what people seem to want, and b) his
>stated purpose is to emphasize the 'family' aspect of the
>Fantastic Four. So there's bound to be some cheese in there.

Yeah, I think his weakness on the book have been those quiet, character moments... ie the corny "family" aspect of things which like it or not are an integral part of the FF formula. I feel like once the next true story arc kicks off, Hickman will get to focus on those 'big ideas' of his and the book will be good again. That arc by arc idea isn't bad...


>Also of note: all the Image stuff (as well as his Top cow pilo
>season one-shot, The Core), Hickman was working in a
>world/universe of his own creation. Could well be that the
>universal continuity aspect just doesn't work for his style...

I used to think this was a plea cop but I'm beginning to come around on it. I mean, writing for a 60+ year old character for the big 2 is a bizarre ass set of circumstances to write under. In more ways than any of us are probably even aware of. Strange that it's the only viable way to make a living at it. Imagine if the only way to make it in the music industry was through karaoke (Please pretend I made this brilliant analogy 15 years ago when there was still a 'music industry')

>I mean, I'm pulling for the guy, but after dropping all the
>Jason Aaron books rather quickly, I'm hedging my bets on guys
>who do their own stuff great but then sign a Marvel exclusive
>right out of the gate w/o doing any piece work for the
>majors.

Yeah I'm not really checking for Aaron outside of Scalped either. The Wolverine stuff of his I read wasn't too bad either, it's just that it was... Wolverine. I hate to say it because I love all the classic characters, but a lot of these guys have a hell of a lot more to offer than what the Big 2 can give them.

On the flip side of the coin, I never cared too much for Fraction's indie work so I'm finding his Marvel stuff to be relatively solid. Van Lente is the only 'new' writer that I'm seriously feeling, which is funny because if you look at his big indie title Action Philosophers, there's really no indication there that the guy could write a kick ass Spider-Man comic.

Some people enjoy sophisticated, slow boiling noir, and some people prefer loud, spandex-clad bromances. And probably bathe in Axe Body Spray and have nicknames for their abs. The point is, who am I to judge?

nah, i like it. i just don't love it. and i have no familiarity with noir, so i freely admit a lot of the genius could be going over my head.

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"You (Fisher) could get fired, Les Snead could get fired, Kevin Demoff could get fired, but I will always be Eric Dickerson.” (c) The God

That would tell someone they need to have some sort of familiarity with noir in order to "get" Criminal. Fuck that. The issue bored you, as some issues in the past have bored me. I ain't writing the shit a noir pass just because I enjoy the genre. If anything, my (vague) familiarity with noir has hurt my reading experience of Criminal, because I know the hero's always gonna get screwed and the women can never be trusted. The stories have more impact when the reader doesn't check his optimism at the door.

To thank you for the Secret Satan. You killed it. Absolutely. I cracked up the moment I saw the story that came with it.

It inspired me to consider putting a more personal touch on my secret satan next year.

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ATTY, got mad. LOL!

GOMD

He is sure to generate more interest in TTS, because he loved it and anything he loves he advertises for heavily.

Thanks for spreading the love!

I'm glad you're safe and everything, but I find it hard to believe you thought your life was in danger over graf shit or dating a Hmong woman or what have you.

Seriously though - hope you're happy working with your pop. Sounds like he's built a good little business you can be proud of.

And oh yeah, Cap Reborn sucked.

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PUERTO RICANS, got angry Michael. And I was very uncomfortable being the only white dude in my hood. People looked at me as if I had money and things were said. I grew paranoid.

I also said some shit and people caught wind of my remarks. Basically, I asked "that's all you got?" They said, "no Motherfucker, we got more and you have pissed in the wrong pool." Threats were made directly and also through pals. I refused to take any chances because I KNEW that the people I made mad, did not play. I saw first hand and heard who these people were down with. And one of the dudes that got me told a friend that he knew where I lived and there were still scores to settle. People were looking for me and had passed through my block and asked around.

I was done taking chances. Hell, I was already mugged and beat down. The desperate don't care...

But yeah, I am glad to be back. If anything, I feel a sense of stability here. I also have a safety net. Living with the folks sucks though. I am in vagrant mode, going back and forth between the two spots.

GOMD

It's on the way. Sorry about the delay, haven't been home much and I got sidetracked. It's worth it though.

Oh, and check the sig for what's up...

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I hope what I've packed up hasn't been read either.

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but I mean, really, what the fuck were the Forces of Good thinking sending a Jason Campbell let team after the Secret Cel? I went ahead and played with an injured kicker just to style on y'all (obviously not because I didn't realize my kicker was injured...)

here, now, I present an artist's rendition of my approach to the league this year, during which I became the inaugural PTP FF champion:

http://eter22.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/deadshot.jpg

you all suck, a fucking Reggie Bush - Darren McFadden backfield styled on y'all, only in this league did I snag Austin Miles after - like - two monstrous games and I was bored or probably hungover and watching Sportscenter on a Monday night and decided to pick him up off waivers, you could give Batman the whole offseason to prep his shit and my monster of a team still would have knocked his squad off with the draft "strategy" cooked up during the heat of the draft, I really hope Yahoo! doesn't fiddle with the scores before tomorrow morning, and this is the first, and probably last time I will be fantasy champion of anything, at least until we get some more nerds to be in a league with us next year, amen, and good night

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Jason Campbell performed well ever since I picked him up. He would look awful but he'd always give at least 12 points. When I need him he completely nuts up.

I came in needing my kicker to get nine points. So I found myself in the weird fantasy position of wanting a team to lose but wanting a player on that team to do well.. and I got screwed over.

I lost by two points! TWO!

ARRGH, and there's no way I'll ever be able to get a team with Desean, Moss, and Chris Johnson again.

Of course I could've won if I started either Berrian, or Felix Jones over Britt I would've won as well.. but.. DAMN DAMN DAMN!

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anything with a real strong run recently that I might have been sleeping on? (most likely Marvel books)

I know I'm getting the Rucka-Williams Batwoman Detective Comics, cuz I was trying so hard to wait for trades, then this popped up. I really don't know, besides that, what might be a real nice value to cop right now, though...

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But for starters, try Villains United and the first (Simone) Secret Six mini if you haven't read them yet. you might have to look under Inifinite Crisis for that Villains United, but it's worth a read. (There was also a Villains United IC one-shot that was really good too.)

You could also check for some of Simone's run on Birds of Prey if you haven't read that yet. Good stuff.

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that or X-ecutioners Song.




























naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, I'm just playin'.

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I'm sitting down for a nice lunch with my mom, my aunt, my cousin, and my grandmom. the owner of the restaurant decides he wants to recaulk the seal around his door during his noon lunch rush while it's 20 degrees outside. keep in mind, we're maybe 8 feet from the door, so i'm catching a draft. i tell him that he's making the room cold, and he asks if he should open a window as well.

RAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I left.

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"You (Fisher) could get fired, Les Snead could get fired, Kevin Demoff could get fired, but I will always be Eric Dickerson.” (c) The God

(though hopefully not in front of mom & grandmom).

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Soundcloud ---> http://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns

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Bout to go to the hospital and induce dat labor

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"You (Fisher) could get fired, Les Snead could get fired, Kevin Demoff could get fired, but I will always be Eric Dickerson.” (c) The God

ODB, had 16?!

GOMD

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We'll need updates. Including what you name the kid.

My money's on G'Nort.

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I may tweet, I may post here, but more than likely I'll go off grid a few days, then come back on a fucking horse with enough baby pictures to crash all of Facebook. For now we're just chillin though... things should start getting interesting tomorrow morning we're told.

>We'll need updates. Including what you name the kid.
>
>My money's on G'Nort.

Just going by the ultrasound pics, he looks more like an Uatu

But the name we already settled on is Kenneth Wayne Keil IV <----- DATS RIGHT WE LEGACY HEROES BABY

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"You (Fisher) could get fired, Les Snead could get fired, Kevin Demoff could get fired, but I will always be Eric Dickerson.” (c) The God

Honey? Change of plans....

plus now we can call him 'extremely lil' Wayne'

as far as legacy names go

tomorrow night I'm having beers with two friends

Cornelius V

and

Fronefield III

(Fronefield had a boy but opted to break the cycle, to my dismay.)

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awesome

again, let me know what I can do in the way of appropriate music... I've got quite a bit.

So excited for you, buck. There's nothing like it. Give the lady our best, too - her job here is a lot harder than yours, even if they induce/do the thingamabob in the spinal cord that takes all the pain away...

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But you're the expert here... feel free to school me later

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My dad took me to see Burl Ives live in concert when I was really really little (as his dad took him) all I remember is the man was wearing all white, and at one point during the show took a sip of amber liquid out of a glass tumbler. He leaned toward the mic and said "apple juice" and all the grown ups started laughing. I didn't get it. I vaguely remember a few songs of his I really liked that I need to track down. If there's an album (more likely a collection?) of his you'd recommend or something, let me know.

I wonder if JRen is gonna get a call from Philly adding onto the next gen of the Posse?



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>I wonder if JRen is gonna get a call from Philly adding onto
>the next gen of the Posse?

I wish I would have impregnated a few girls back East.
^^I apologize for being so creepy.

GOMD

Praying for a safe delivery.

hope you didn't get one of the ugly ones

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Sorry homey but DOOM'S ego knows no bounds

Well played, sir. Well played....

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All you see is crime in the source code.

About time!

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congrats, mayne!

Wife and baby are fine, still no delivery yet though. The ETA is late afternoon/early evening. Last night SUCKED but today has been peaceful and naptastic

Congrats, man.

GOMD

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^^FLASH FACT!

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What a great way to ring in the new year.

December babies rock. Well, as long as it's not 31st December, people tend to forget about you on the 31st. I rate that was worse than Christmas.

>Bout to go to the hospital and induce dat labor

Just IMO though.

...you're pretty much getting fucked in terms of presents if your bornday falls anywhere between Thanksgiving & President's Day.... Folks are usually broke from giving Christmas presents, so they end up either combining the two occasions or giving you two cheaper (usually lamer) gifts during that time period. It is what it is tho....

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saw a sign up - buy a trade of $12 or more and get a free Marvel trade (of their choice, but they basically showed me the box and said 'What would you like us to choose for you?)

So I got my Blackest Night #6, and I grabbed an early Van lente book that's apparently had film rights sold (Cowboys & Aliens), btu that was only $4.99. They didn't have Goodbye Chunky Rice in, so I flipped through what was available and got something I can't even remember the name of but it looked great, had an intro by Alan Moore, and was apparently included on that big '100 Best Graphic Novels of All Time' list a few years back.

And so I got vol. 3, hardcover, of the Bendis/Maleev Daredevil run - FREE.

(I asked the clerks, and they basically said Marvel had given the shop a bunch of free stuff over the past year, and this was their way of passing the benefit on to their customers. So - thanks, Marvel!)

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Yesterday was spectac! I received not only a Christmas bonus check from the former employer (figure that one out!!!); I also got The Hunter hard copy and the Irredeemable Volume 1 trade. Thanks man, your SS made my week.

GOMD

I couldn't find any evidence of you having read either of those just yet, which worked out great for me as those are the 2 books I can't seem to stop suggesting to folks. Glad they got to you, and I hope you enjoy them.

..so that I could participate in my store's weekly discussion and because DARWYN COOKE, is the truth! Everything he does is "MINE"!

GOMD

Expect phone calls from potential employers that are non-family related...

GOMD

I love the word "Cluster-Fuck". It sounds funny and extremely dirty. I don't know what one is but ay, I don't know what a SECRET WARRIORS comic is either.

I am loving the feel of this book and the cast is intriguing enough BUT shit is unnecessarily complex and convoluted, too early on in the book's run. Too many elements and no clear direction...

I want to see the characters initially introduced, find their way via a cohesive story. I want the book to find its focus and progress naturally from there. Once this occurs, then you can add on all the luggage. SW, is like an omelette that does not make sense (MMMMMM OMELETES).

Hickman, in the kitchen and making an omelette:
"Why yes, I will grate some Nerf football material into my sushi-stuffed eggyolk omelette, pour the flour-thickened mass into a squash shell, cook it in the oven @ 350 degrees for 45 minutes and BAM!. It will be the most delicious Honduran Omelette ever. I shall call my dinner snack, SECRET WARRIORS!"

In short, pretty pictures + huge concepts yet, an absent story! I should love this book.

B+

GOMD

remember how it had a super team of young unknowns recruited by Nick Fury with a nice big page spread of said super team getting into a battle with the nefarious H.A.M.M.E.R., and the young chick playing the uncertain team leader working hard to meet Nick Fury's expectations?

we had a wild card character, a sympathetic fat nerd character, a father figure, an unrequited romance, a young boy god still discovering his powers -- shit was looking like A-grade super team shit

then in the next issue we introduce the super villains -- really dastardly and scary as hell, all united in their evilness. quickly, one chops a chick's arm off, and I'm sitting here thinking, "this is going to be a sweet super team square off here, I really don't give two shits how flimsy the back story is, I just need some New Mutants with espionage type shit going on here and I'll be good."

then?

well, what then? I have no idea. We've gone all over the place. We go issues without the super team. The villains are constantly changing and for some reason Norman Osborne and Bullseye were momentarily involved. Nick Fury stays doing TOP SECRET shit that makes no damn sense. I'm confused if he's the boss or what is going on, and what seemed like an absolute no-brainer of a premise is now this fucking train wreck. It seemed like they had set up a teeball stand for Hickman to take a swing at, and somehow he struck out by fouling off his third bunt attempt.

I *want* it to be good so bad, but it just *isn't*

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7/10.

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"You (Fisher) could get fired, Les Snead could get fired, Kevin Demoff could get fired, but I will always be Eric Dickerson.” (c) The God

was that a little bit of what seems like a lazy plot point?

sure, but I don't care. the whole story is pretty figurative, so to just make a big bang of a finale with lots of bad ass shit with colored rings happening, I'm all for it. this is what I signed on for. if you are the type of person who secretly harbors dislike in your heart for the Care Bear stare aspect of it all, I can see getting a little disheartened here. if you are, like me, a person who things superhero comics are about epic events, colors, costumes, and heroic deeds, then this is fucking awesome.

the only legit gripe I could see is that Barry as the Blue Deputy doesn't totally work for, and the inclusion of Wonder Woman feels a bit like an attempt to redress the criticisms regarding her minor role in Final Crisis, but I mean she is an amazon and the Star Sapphires are basically amazons, so what are you gonna do?

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but, to me, it didn't really advance the plot at all, and I still have some major questions. we could know more about the nature of nekron, and for this secret the guardians have been keeping has been teased way too long.

also, and this is big for me, i *really* need some exposition as to why all of this is happening on Earth. if you're a full on GL nerd like most of us, you can guess, because Ganthet called Earth the most emotionally rich planet at the end of Dat Nestro War. but i want it fleshed out, given some meat, with Nekron offering a fuller explanation of who/what he is and why he wants Earth so bad.

I guess my complaint is that as a three year GL reader who went back and read *everything* since Johns started, I really want the story to be completely fleshed out and finished. i know that's an unrealistic expectation in an event comic, so I'm not real mad, and I'm sure the ending is going to feature some awesome battle moments. but right now i'm a little wistful, because all of the War of Light and BN has been moving way too fast for me since Tan started his Ruinfest 2009 World Tour on the Fleezy storyline.

plus the splitting of the rings is, to me, a little cheesy and unnecessary. there have got to be a lot of available rings from recently deceased lanterns of all colors out there. have ganthet summon them, rather than introduce something that has me raise the brow.

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bshelly

"You (Fisher) could get fired, Les Snead could get fired, Kevin Demoff could get fired, but I will always be Eric Dickerson.” (c) The God

I mean, it's the same image as the postcards that my shop has hyping Blackest Night, but that right there -- and Ganthet's admission that he tweaked the Book of Oa because he foresaw BN -- all point to the fact that this might END UP being a big ass event in the long run of the continuity, but in the space of one issue, yeah, it was mainly about how bad ass it was to have the Atom drop a nok on us. I'm fine with that. It isn't the finale YET, it's just the set up for the finale, and making a bunch of DC staples into Lanterns is pretty sweet -- sound and fury ... signifying nothing? we can't actually say until later.

>but, to me, it didn't really advance the plot at all, and I
>still have some major questions. we could know more about the
>nature of nekron, and for this secret the guardians have been
>keeping has been teased way too long.

the Guardians always have secrets, and the tagline at the end of this one was hyping Black Hand in the next one, so the way I see it -- this is the set up issue for the epic forces of good, and next one is set up for the epic forces of bad, and then we get a kick ass finale with long term implications for the GLU.

>also, and this is big for me, i *really* need some exposition
>as to why all of this is happening on Earth. if you're a full
>on GL nerd like most of us, you can guess, because Ganthet
>called Earth the most emotionally rich planet at the end of
>Dat Nestro War. but i want it fleshed out, given some meat,
>with Nekron offering a fuller explanation of who/what he is
>and why he wants Earth so bad.

cuz all the heroes are there. they'll invent some kind of reason, but I mean it's because all the heroes are there. remember the first BN, which was mainly a loving elegy to the richness of the DCU and all the heroes and villains that have been created through the years? that's why we're there, we're going to learn something about Black Hand, and Nekron will hopefully make more sense. Give it an issue, son!

>I guess my complaint is that as a three year GL reader who
>went back and read *everything* since Johns started, I really
>want the story to be completely fleshed out and finished. i
>know that's an unrealistic expectation in an event comic, so
>I'm not real mad, and I'm sure the ending is going to feature
>some awesome battle moments. but right now i'm a little
>wistful, because all of the War of Light and BN has been
>moving way too fast for me since Tan started his Ruinfest 2009
>World Tour on the Fleezy storyline.

I've read *everything* Johns did, too, and I've been going back and reading everything post Sinestro War to prep for this event and everything. What I'm looking for is an end to the rein of the Guardians and some interesting tensions on the other side as the new corps establish their niche in the universe. It won't necessarily "resolve" anything, as much as it will reshape the GLU and create a new landscape to carve stories into. I'm not sure what "resolution" you were really thinking was coming...

>plus the splitting of the rings is, to me, a little cheesy and
>unnecessary. there have got to be a lot of available rings
>from recently deceased lanterns of all colors out there. have
>ganthet summon them, rather than introduce something that has
>me raise the brow.

Scare Crow as Yellow Lantern = rad. Don't overthink it.

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Everyone in the DCU, hero and villain alike, will rock a ring by issue 8. NOK!

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One dude, the first dude, swore that he was on websites talking about the comics coming out yesterday. He couldn't identify the sites or comics. WTF ever, Johnny. Just buy your Kriby Collector and dip out.

I purposely didn't buy everything last week so I had something else to read w/BN #6
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He just has a strange things about depending on us to do right by him balanced against a healthy distrust of us.

For instance, he always complains about certain comics that we didn't order many of, but then refuses to put them on his holds list for reasons I don't understand. We'd order more if people told us they needed them.

Then he always wants his subtotal before tax just to make sure we're not overcharging him, even though every third week his total turns out to be wrong, which means we both have to count again. He usually buys a TON of shit, which means we have to appease him because he brings lots of business, but he's also usually there very early on Wednesdays, stays until close to 11:30, then hold up the line from all the lunch break folks just trying to get their one or two comics and be out.

He's also very vocal about if he doesn't like the music we're playing. He called a Bon Jovi song "disco music" on day.

but probably has a crazy collection

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He managed to drop 30 bones during a skip week, even after our 25% sale.

The real killer is David L, though. This guy's holds list says simply, "Amazing Spider-man, Incredible Hercules, ALL DC/WILDSTORM/VERTIGO TITLES AND OGNS"

He only comes in the store like four times a year. We hold shit for him indefinitely.

made an unnecessary trip to my LCS.

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great photo, buck. congratulations once again. how's the missus?